The Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys (CAMA) elects its officers and board of directors each June at its annual meeting. Directors serve two-year terms.
Officers 2023-2025
President
Robert A. Avena
Suisman Shapiro
20 South Anguilla Road
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Phone: (860) 599-3739
ravena@sswbgg.com
First Vice President
Gina M. Varano
Deputy Corporation Counsel
Town of West Hartford
50 West Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone: (860) 561-7420
gina.varano@westhartfordct.gov
Second Vice President
Barbara L. Coughlan
Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Stamford
P.O. Box 10152
Stamford, Ct 06904-2152
Phone: (203) 977-4087
BCoughlan@StamfordCT.gov
Treasurer
Robert M. DeCrescenzo
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
100 Pearl Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 548-2625
rdecrescenzo@uks.com
Secretary
Janis M. Small
Corporation Counsel
Town of Wallingford
45 South Main Street
Wallingford, CT 06495
Phone: (203) 294-2140
lawdept@wallingfordct.gov
Executive Board members 2023-2025
Elias A. Alexiades
Assistant Corporation
Counsel City of New Haven
165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510 Phone: (203) 946-7482
ealexiades@newhavenct.gov
Jonathan Beamon
Sr. Asst. Corporation Counsel
City of Hartford
550 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 757-9700 BEAMJ001@hartford.gov
Gennaro Bizzarro, Esq.
GB Law Group, LLC &
New Britain Corporation Counsel
27 West Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051
Phone: (860) 357-4188 gb@gblawgroup.com
Mario Coppola
Corporation Counsel
City of Norwalk
125 East Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone: (203) 854-7550 mcoppola@norwalkct.org
Jeffrey M. Donofrio, Esq.
Ciulla & Donofrio, LLP
127 Washington Avenue
North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: (203) 239-9828
JDonofrio@cd-llp.com
Michael E. Driscoll
Brown Jacobson P.C.
22 Courthouse Square
Norwich, CT 06601-7006
Phone: (860) 889-3321 mdriscoll@brownjacobson.com
Emily E. Holland, Esq.
City Attorney
City of Meriden
142 East Main Street
Meriden, CT 06450
Phone: (203) 630-4045 eholland@meridenct.gov
Jeffrey T. Londregan
Conway & Londregan, Sheehan & Monaco, P.C.
38 Huntington Street
New London, CT 06320-1351
Phone: (860) 447-3171 jlondregan@clsmlaw.com
Gail E. McTaggart
New Fairfield & Roxbury Town Attorney Secor, Cassidy & McPartland
P.O. Box 2818
Waterbury, CT 06723-2818
Phone: (203) 757-9261
gem@ctlawyers.com
Kari L. Olson
Murtha Cullina LLP
280 Trumbull Street, 12th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 240-6085 kolson@murthalaw.com
Mark J. Sommaruga
Member Pullman & Comley
90 State House Square
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 424-4388 MSommaruga@pullcom.com
John F. Sullivan
Assistant Town Attorney
Town of Manchester
41 Center Street
Manchester, CT 06045
Phone: (860) 647-3132 jfsullivan@manchesterct.gov
James N. Tallberg
Managing Partner
Karsten & Tallberg, LLC
500 Enterprise Drive, Suite 4B
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: (860) 233-5600
jtallberg@kt-lawfirm.com
Owen T. Weaver, Esq.
Marino, Zabel & Schellenberg, PLLC
657 Orange Center Road
Orange, CT 06477
Phone: (203) 864-6699 oweaver@mzslaw.com
Vacancy
Vacancy
Ex officio
Kevin Deneen
O’Malley, Deneen, Leary, Messina & Oswecki 20 Maple Avenue
P.O. Box 504
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: (860) 688-8505 kmdeneen@omalleydeneen.com
Ex officio
Brigham Smith
General Counsel
City of Middletown
P.O. Box 1300
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 638-4820 brig.smith@middletownct.gov
Ex officio
John W. Bradley, Jr.
Halloran & Sage LLP
One Goodwin Square, 225 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-297-4658 bradley@halloransage.com
Ex officio
Daniel E. Casagrande
Cramer & Anderson LLP 30 Main Street, Suite 303 Danbury, CT 06810 Phone: (203) 744-1234 dcasagrande@crameranderson.com
